THIS GUIDE PRESENTS IN OUTLINE FORM THE PROGRAM STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN AUGUST 1966 FOR 13 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FOR LEGAL DISMISSAL FROM SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE CONSIDERED--GENERAL STANDARDS, ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES, CLASS SIZE AND STUDENT AGE RANGE, HOUSING, EQUIPMENT AND…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO CODIFY A PROFESSIONAL OVER-ALL POLICY STATEMENT, THE 1959 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ASKED ITS FOUR WORKING COMMITTEES TO DETERMINE, AS AN INTERIM GOAL, HOW TO MAKE MAXIMALLY EFFECTIVE THE 6-YEAR SEQUENCE OF STUDY FROM GRADE 9 THROUGH THE SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS COMPRISE THIS…

THIS CONFERENCE WAS CALLED TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. THE PROBLEMS OF IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE VISUALLY LIMITED WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT IN VOCATIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ARE CONSIDERED. PAPERS ON SERVING THE VISUAL NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY LIMITED DESCRIBE OCULAR PATHOLOGIES, VISION CARE, DEGREE OF…

THIS STUDY OF WISCONSIN'S APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN BUILDING, METAL AND OTHER TRADES DESCRIBES THE ROLES OF UNIONS, EMPLOYERS, ADVISORY COMMITTEES, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND THE STATE. IT ANALYZES REGISTRATIONS, COMPLETIONS, AND DROPOUTS, AND REPORTS THE OPINION FINDINGS FROM RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO APPRENTICES, DROPOUTS, AND EMPLOYERS.…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION CONTAINS 38 INDEXED ENTRIES, MOST OF WHICH ARE ALSO ABSTRACTED. SUCH TOPICS AS READING INSTRUCTION, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY, TEACHER ATTITUDES AND CHARACTERISTICS, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL NEEDS, PROGRAM PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION, TEACHER TRAINING, AND LITERACY…

THE TRAINING MATERIALS IN THIS MANUAL ARE INTENDED FOR USE IN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AN APPROACH TO REGIONAL, COUNTY, OR COMMUNITY NEEDS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH MOTIVATING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES. THE PURPOSES ARE (1) TO TRAIN CITIZENS TO ANALYZE THEIR NEEDS AND SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS AND (2) TO TRAIN PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE MORE EFFECTIVE…

THIS IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES OF GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES WHICH ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING DOCUMENTS ANALYZED AT THE ERIC INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION. REPORTED ARE OVER 350 CITATIONS TO SELECTED DOCUMENTS ON CURRICULUM AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED…

THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATION STUDIES OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. IN ONE SECTION OF THE REPORT THE REMEDIAL AND CORRECTIVE LANGUAGE ARTS PROJECT FOR ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS IS ASSESSED. FOUR GROUPINGS OF…

These materials for a one-day workshop on reviewing topics relevant to school improvement efforts in career education consist of six activities. Topics covered in the activities are an overview of the workshop, the initial meeting between linkers, diagnosing a school's readiness for change, getting school community people involved in planning for…

This report discusses a project to provide a comprehensive pre-service and inservice training program for adult basic education (ABE) teachers and paraprofessionals throughout Kentucky. It is arranged by the project's six components. Chapters 1 and 2 focus on two activities of the adult learning disabilities teacher training component: Adult…

This report describes research on in-school career development and its consequences for youths' work experiences in the first few years beyond high school graduation. Chapter 1 discusses career development and describes the general framework for the longitudinal study. Chapter 2 describes project design and sample characteristics. Chapter 3…

An ethnic heritage studies program project was federally funded for the year 1977-78 for the purpose of developing a model curriculum unit (based on the Native Americans of the Carolinas) aimed at the intermediate grades. For purposes of this project, an ethnic group was defined as a social group whose membership may be based on race, religion,…

The essays in this book emphasize trends now shaping society that the authors believe will have a profound effect on schools in the decades to come. Topics covered include declining enrollments and increasing educational costs, the changing role of vocational education, government financing for educational quality, the role of busing, politicking…

Eight home economics curriculum areas are presented in this guide, with each area consisting of one or more instructional units as follows: (1) Orientation (orientation to Future Homemakers of America--FHA, FHA in action, parliamentary procedure); (2) Career Exploration (home economics related occupations, locating a job, job success); (3) Child…

Differences between Cree and North American middle class patterns of interactional etiquette are discussed. Interactional etiquette is defined as the verbal and non-verbal conventions that are involved in communication among individuals, including greeting, leave taking, asking questions, disagreement, and interruption. The Cree communicate more…